Legal Opinion
Sloan v. Gulf Refining Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 1924No. 1919PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPorter, J.
On the night of November 16, 1920, the plaintiff suffered a serious physical injury from a collision between a Ford roadster, belonging to his employers, Morris & Co., and a five-ton loaded truck, belonging to the defendant company; and in this suit he seeks to recover damages against defendant company in the sum of $25,000, and legal interest from judicial demand. There was trial before a jury, which rendered a verdict for plaintiff for $4,500, and, from a judgment in accordance therewith, the defendant company appeals. The plaintiff has answered the appeal ⅝ and prayed for an increase of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Allyn v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Bush v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- Miller v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Dixon v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Attaway v. SchluntzLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Barber v. El Dorado Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Hardware Mutual Casualty Co. v. MarinoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Cowart v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973